New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
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WHO WILL BURY THE WIRES'
ARGUMENTS FAvoRlNG THE COMMISSION.

PLANS FOR HAVING THE WORK DONE by THE CITY
CORRECTIONS TO BILLS BEFORE THE LEGIsLAT-
URE.
The disposition recently manifested by Mayor Hewitt
and other city officials get control Of the subway WORK
Is not looked upon with much favor by the majority OF
the electrical companies and others interested IN inc
work 1t is objected various grounds, but perhaps
the strongest argument advanced is that the popose
change will greatly delay the work Of brying the wes
Said representative of one of the companies:
The present Commission now fairly IN shape 70 90 s
s Mas haas e e eel NO m 70 css and wires that
esgaEe ne ELECTRIC wire eo@pans, and s pS roug ali
sorts Of e5pement but they are now IN man but
would sHe the sspes, sn in tie world ong time
possessed Of tho knowledge that the NOV
IGNITION Then again the %oPS is done by public oicia.
mo rob hUw sH o y NAY S 5 10 he
so long private corporation stands ready TO do the work.
While these views to DO those generally enter
tained by tho telegraph telephone aud electric ngn,
by few OF their representatives there certain con-
and outside who will do what they can 10
have burying wires put into other hands
Two bills with this end IN view introduced in
the Legislature by Senator DAILY who was careful To as
stood drawn ny persons whose systems were re-
jected By the Commission last summer The FIRST pro-
vdes that the work snail hereafter be vested In
OF supervisors consisting OF the Mayor Controller
and Public Works Commissioner. who shall have power
within sixty days after the bin becomes law;
These subway3 to he such Will CONFORM 10 ali
the requirements of the electrical service aud be rented 10
tie companies at fixed rates provideh 10" I'D the
act AS follows For single electrical Lighting wire siov
mile; single telegraph wire. $50 mile; single eiephone
wire, $5 mile. The bill specifics that AT least nvs
miles o. The ,sem shall se s each
all overhead wires and poles along the route OF IL snah
be removed Tho supervisors are TO have power 10 eur
poy civil and an electr cal engineer at salary VI
$1,000 a each. Tho Controller has power To isee
on the work and nay the Commission. The bill sng-
gests subway plan for the proposed board by WHICH
connections whether the want them or not.
This is the substance Of tho bill aud II was criticised Dy
way
This bin as vel as the other % The subject IS ,hST9TE
The business. Thev fall Tar short o. povding an
remedy tor the pole nuisance 10 me nrst psc no pyT
tme could possibly devise suitable pan 10 ,w
neh% scony w% no o oSd wr ont Of srh IN thirty
days. Tie trDotan T. sphone Company has Gen iaI
than thar trying 10 bury its wires in si1taVe anu
his not taken pole DOWN yet ,,,Ao, ,,.,,
pointed atentee it's caioi To provide nothing IN it
shan uieriero with the eIisting rights oi
Is mad, amend the law 80 as TO save Tiolss ~
Slowed deal with the subwaysin live man'
In regard to some statements recently published he
added
Their good deal tak about monopoly f. this thins It
and tho Western Cnon interest IN the cons!ru
they virtually run things lh' ~ hul 80 &c
ier.t u he work II dts he r.ntal- aud ouni to
VIE sy4ce for AL As 1f IN +osraph an, t iat Mr
alvey lie held thai 80 long as The Com
tung- IL Ony rgit tuat thlse "lo
u-t the -uuways suul tc greatest iHtoicrt III item
Of Oh construction 'onpany can Only Ee'
10 per cent that. am Is not excessive
Ex-senator Mcdonald. OF the Avcril Ompany Thought
that idea OF puttng the work Ia the hals Oh the Oly
officials good one, only 1t came Ioo ate lie eoh
unucd:
would have been all right but now tho WORK IS
un under,an H. ana 10 mako any
~oua be MISTAKE Yes Is tue thai here IS gong
monopoly IA the work. but nov are You gong
tn il w. have something 81 monopoly u
YOU ao going practical rvsuIts In almost any